Revised Statement of intent.

In line with my previous statement of intent, I wanted to step away from doing hard hitting and complex political and social issues. After trying to tackle a hard social issues by undertaking a deep level of research and working out how best to visually communicate this within context of practise. I have found that I get burnt out quickly and struggle to get the work up to a high standard that im happy with. So in this module I am going to create work on much lighter subjects, focusing more on narrative and the idea, whilst mastering the techniques I use to make the images. One of my aims is by the end of this module is to have designed a collection of silk scarves. Incorporating image and narrative onto textiles is something that I am trying to grapple with and am going to continue to do. The reason behind wanting to design silk scarves is it a simple ish way of applying narrative illustration onto commercial products and once it is on fabric it is easier to visualise being applied to other fashion based products. Scarves also have a simple format, they are just a square. This means that I will be able to create multiple designs that can be applied to other ideas, such as wrapping and wall paper , product packaging. This all however need to be research. I need to find a target audience, an appropriate theme and investigate how the images could work on different products. Currently it appears that the overall project will be extensive but split up into shorter briefs. As I learned from COP, I work better with shorter briefs as with single long brief I get burnt out and loose a steady work balance. With regards to becoming burnt out, this can also be put down to time management. I have been failing to keep a healthy working life style, in the last few modules and as a result leave no time to rest and refresh. So, as a more personal aim, when planning time of deadlines I am going to schedule in an afternoon or a day a week off. This will improve not only productivity but my reflective practise which I feel has been lacking.

I will also be working on external briefs. One or Two of the Penguin cover briefs, So Young Magazine and Hookworms also serval textile based competitions. With the textile briefs the personal project that will be running through the module can be used for this. The briefs are open and so it is easy to incorporate the work into this.

The biggest challenge is going to be homing in my practise and having confidence in it. I must make sure that my portfolio is consistent, that I am confident about the work and over all in this module I lose the worry over grades ,making work that I want to make and am proud of and create a practise that is sustainable for when I lea